The mistake

ALPHA TYLER'S POV

"So where is the traitor?" I demanded as I got off my car and handed the keys over to the potter.

Luke sure was scared as I walked over to him. I could tell something was wrong from the dense atmosphere and that was something I would not have. The moment I had seen him that way and waiting right outside, I could tell something had happened.

"My lord, that's what I'm trying to explain. He sort of escaped but I'm working on finding him." He said to me quickly.

"Sort of or he did escape?" I demanded angrily.

"He did escape, my lord. But I can..." He began.

"Explain? Of course you can. How could a werewolf traitor escape a pack of lycans? Shows your incompetence at your job, Luke." I said to him,

"I'm sorry, we'll definitely find him." He said to me,

But this was my Beta's third strike and I could no longer bear to pardon him. For a long time, we had been at loggerheads with those despicable weak wolves that believed they owned everything and had the nerve to encroach. This particular one had the nerve to try and seduce my sister which was something I never would approve of. It had not been too long ago that I found out that Abby was pregnant for him and I locked my sister up. She had brought shame and a stain to our pure lycan blood and I had to make certain to erase everything starting by the capture of the werewolf behind it all. With Abby under lock and keys with the watchful eyes of my men, I had searched and eventually captured her supposed boyfriend and had him locked up. I had a meeting to deal with and then I would return to deal with him for crossing the line only to be welcomed with the news of his escape. I certainly would not have this.

"Have Luke locked in the dungeons." I said to my Gamma.

She had always proven herself loyal to me and had shown such admiration for me. Besides, we have had our few romps but I had made it clear that there would be no strings attached as I never could mark her as my mate.

"Of course, my lord." She said to me, smiling.

"Please, Tyler. I promise, I'll have my team find him." Luke was saying but I was paying him no heed.

I took off my shirt as I walked to the dungeon where we had held the prisoner. It was a matter of catching his scent and I would be ready to go find him. I would never forget the reek of a werewolf and then, I started out into the woods where he had been said to have dashed into. Been a while I had a hunt and I was wondering if I should thank him for providing me with one. The moment I entered, I caught the distinctive annoying scent of the werewolf alongside that of my pack members. I sniffed and then started running in his direction when I brought myself to a halt.

I could tell what path he was taking and where he was headed. The best thing to do would be to go wait for him at the place he was going. This spiked up my desire for a hunt as I morphed into my full lycan form. This was an edge we surely had over them and it was fun that we were this way. Those pesky creatures could only morph on full moon days but did have the strength and speed. Unlike us, we could turn at any time we wished it. I still blamed our ancestor for making that mistake all in bid to raise our curse and then create werewolves instead. They were seemingly territorial and failed to acknowledge us as their leaders.

I ran faster now that I had turned and made my way towards where he was headed. It was close to the werewolves territory, on a lonely free road. There in the thickets, I hid myself strategically. I was lying in wait when someone started running down the road. I caught the scent, it was clearly a werewolf on the run. I knew that instant that I had made my mark who apparently was already on the road. I stole out of the thicket and into the free road and caught sight of the running wolf.

"Gotcha." I muttered in my head as I started chasing after him.

He saw me first and dove into the other side of the road where more woods lay bare on the vast land. I was exhilarated as I chased after him with the urge apparently to make the kill. If one must know, the bite from my kind usually sends them over and that was not exactly what I planned on doing to him. He ran all the way to the other side and then, he reached the end of his racing. There was a cliff and I could hear his heart beat faster from the race and I could hear him whimper. His fear was not hidden but I could not see him in the dark. All I knew was to get close and put him down for good.

He continued moving back steadily and gradually as I approached. Clearly, he was very much scared.

"That's right, traitor. Feel the fear arising from my wrath." I said within me as I lunged at him.

He tried to sidestep but I bit his shoulder and then with a swat of my hand, I sent him flying across the cliff. Immediately, I raced back home and upon reaching my territory, I returned back to my human form as I made my way into my mansion. I howled into the night at the entrance to let them all know I had returned and it had been successful.

The servants brought me fresh shorts to wear when Zelda, my gamma approached me. She was smiling and I was certain she was proud of me. She must have heard me howl as she came up at me to kiss me. I kissed her as I awaited her congratulations.

"I was about to come find you." She said to me,

"Really, did you miss me that much?" I asked her.

"Of course but that's not why, I guess you know already since you howled." She said smiling.

"Know what?" I asked her.

"Are you kidding me, Tyler? They found him, the traitor." She said,

I was stunned.

"Found him?" I muttered.

"Yes." She responded.

"But I just killed him." I said looking confused.

"Come see for yourself." She said to me as she led me inside.

She was right, the traitor was here in chains. I started thinking now as I tried to recall. Even in the dark, that werewolf had screamed.

Now I heard the shrill cry of pain from the female wolf I had just sent to her death.

"Fuck!!!" I muttered.

"What's the problem?" Zelda asked me.

"I might have started a war." I said.